Sec. 2. Amendments to CAPTA
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The Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.) is amended— in section 104 ( 42 U.S.C. 5105 )— in subsection (a)— in paragraph (1)— by redesignating subparagraphs
(N)and
(O)as subparagraphs
(O)and (P), respectively; by inserting after subparagraph
(M)the following: child abuse and neglect issues facing lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth and families, including providing recommendations for improving the collection of data at the Federal, State, and local levels to better identify young people who may be at risk of, or experiencing, child abuse or neglect because of their sexual orientation or gender identity; ; in subparagraph (O), as so redesignated, by striking subparagraph
(O)and inserting subparagraph
(P); and in clause
(ix)of subparagraph (P), as so redesignated, by inserting (including sexual orientation and gender identity) after sex ; and in paragraph (2), by striking paragraph (1)(O) and inserting paragraph (1)(P) ; and in subsection (b), by inserting or lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth after children with disabilities ; in section 105(a)(1)(E) ( 42 U.S.C. 5106(a)(1)(E) ), by inserting and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth after children with disabilities ; in section 106(d)(1) ( 42 U.S.C. 5106a(d)(1) ), by inserting , disaggregated by demographic characteristics such as age, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), race, family structure, household relationship, school enrollment and education attainment, disability, grandparents as caregivers, labor force status, work status in previous year, and income in previous year before the period; in section 107 ( 42 U.S.C. 5106c )— in subsection (a)— by redesignating paragraphs
(3)and
(4)as paragraphs
(4)and (5), respectively; and by inserting after paragraph
(2)the following: the assessment and investigation of cases involving lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth who are suspected victims of child abuse or neglect; ; in subsection (b)(5), by striking paragraphs
(1)through
(3)and inserting paragraphs
(1)through
(4); and in subsection (c)(1)— by redesignating subparagraphs
(G)through
(J)as subparagraphs
(H)through (K), respectively; and by inserting after subparagraph
(F)the following: individuals experienced in working with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth and families; ; in section 201(b)(1)(G) ( 42 U.S.C. 5116(b)(1)(G) ), by inserting (including lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth and families) before the semicolon; in section 202 ( 42 U.S.C. 5116a )— in paragraph (2)— in subparagraph (A), by inserting and families with other vulnerable youth, including lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth before the semicolon; and in subparagraph (B), by striking and public sector and private nonprofit sector service providers, and parents with disabilities and inserting public sector and private nonprofit sector service providers, parents with disabilities, and parents of other vulnerable youth, including lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth ; and in paragraph (3)— in subparagraph (C), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; in subparagraph (D), by striking the period and inserting ; and ; and by adding at the end the following: will integrate its efforts with individuals and organizations experienced in working in partnership with families with vulnerable youth, including lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth, and with the child abuse and neglect prevention activities of the State, and demonstrate a financial commitment to those activities. ; and in section 206(4) ( 42 U.S.C. 5116f(4) ), by striking and parents with disabilities and inserting parents with disabilities, and families with other vulnerable youth, including lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth .
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U.S. Code
- Office on Child Abuse and Neglect§ 5101
- Research and assistance activities§ 5105
- Grants to States, Indian tribes or tribal organizations, and public or private agencies and organizations§ 5106
- Grants to States for child abuse or neglect prevention and treatment programs§ 5106a
- Grants to States for programs relating to investigation and prosecution of child abuse and neglect cases§ 5106c
- Purpose and authority§ 5116
- Eligibility§ 5116a
- Performance measures§ 5116f
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